Young Common Gallinule. I dislike the term common and prefer to call them moorhens as there is nothing common about these birds although they are abundant. This guy will grow up to have black feathers and an orange bill/shield.
“The days of life pass as the passing of clouds on the sky, do good as long as you are alive.” – Hazrat Ali
While taking photographs of dawn, I always try to remember to look behind me – sometimes the most amazing skys are that way.
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Clouds/3/
“Alone with uncovered head I bared my life, my all to the Great Power of the Universe, call it Nature, God, Jehovah, Allah, Brahma or whatever you will, and reverently worship.” – Charles Torrey Simpson
This is how I feel – early in the morning – camera in hand – walking in the sunshine. The quote is from the book Out of Doors in Florida written by Charles Torrey Simpson in 1923. He was a naturalist and who, like me, has made Florida his adopted home. More on the book over the next couple of days.
The tickseed is Florida’s state wildflower.
This flower is a native that makes a great landscape substitute for the invasive Mexican petunia.
This coming weekend I am going to concentrate on the flowers – I’ve decided to “focus” on that for a while. Although I will have great difficulty heading out to the berm with my macro lens – instead of telephoto.
Caterpillar snacking on spiderwort. And below is a poor pied bill grebe who has been asking to be posted for a couple of months.
“We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis.”- LeeAnn Taylor
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/butterflies
“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”- Henry David Thoreau
The more I read in Florida’s American Heritage River by Mallory M. O’Connor and Gary Monroe the greater appreciation I have for the lands along the St Johns River. I need to schedule a trip north a bit to explore Payne’s Prairie and the Oklawaha River – a tributary of the St Johns. It may have to wait until fall, dawn is getting to be too early for long range exploring, unless I leave at 4 AM – early even for me.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/earth
Not sure why I’m trying this again. But these pics seemed to lend themselves to conversion.
“You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds” – Henry David Thoreau
Wetlands today and a history jaunt around Lake Monroe tomorrow. I’ve been reading a fabulous book Florida’s American Heritage River – Images from the St John’s Region by Mallory M. O’Conner and Gary Monroe. It explores the history of the region through it’s art.
Lake Monroe was the southern terminus of the navigable portion of the St John’s River and consequently of the exploration of Florida. In the 1800’s steam ships ran between here and Jacksonville. While I’m somewhat familiar with Sanford, I’ll be exploring DeLand and the northern shore of Lake Monroe.
Lots of history surrounds Lake Monroe which was the southern terminus of the St John’s river,
Quote found at http://www.quotegarden.com/sky-clouds.html
Picture This by Frank 